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corset

UK //ˈkɔː.sɪt//US //ˈkɔːr.sɪt//

词源

源自古法语 'corset'(小身体),最初指紧身胸衣,13世纪进入英语,词根为拉丁语 'corpus'(身体)。

noun

❶ 一种紧身内衣,通常由坚固材料制成,用于塑造腰部线条或支撑身体。常见于历史服饰或现代时尚造型中。

“She wore a corset under her wedding dress to achieve an hourglass figure.”

(她在婚纱里穿了束腰内衣以塑造沙漏型身材。)

“Victorian women often tightened their corsets to extreme levels.”

(维多利亚时代的女性常常将束腰勒到极致。)

同义词:girdle, foundation garment, waspie, stays, bodice

verb

❶ 用束腰或类似物品紧紧束缚身体,或比喻严格限制某事物的发展。

“The new regulations corseted the company's financial flexibility.”

(新规定严重限制了公司的财务灵活性。)

“She corseted her waist to an alarming 18 inches for the photoshoot.”

(为了拍摄,她把腰束到惊人的18英寸。)

同义词:constrict, restrict, confine, limit, bind

常见短语

corset dress — 内置束腰结构的连衣裙,常见于复古风格时装设计。

“The celebrity stunned in a black corset dress at the gala.”

(这位名人在晚会上穿着黑色束腰裙惊艳全场。)

corset training — 长期佩戴束腰以永久改变腰部形状的实践,存在健康争议。

“Corset training requires gradual tightening over months.”

(束腰训练需要数月时间逐步收紧。)